Instrumentation
to monitor the displacement on the joints within a major new
tunnel is enabled with Mantracourt's SGA load cell amplifiers.

Specialist electronic
instrumentation manufacturer, Mantracourt Electronics Ltd, has
announced that its SGA load cell amplifiers are being used within
the monitoring systems of the Marmaray Project, a major new rail
tunnel project in Turkey.
The 76.3km long tunnel is the deepest immersed tunnel in the
world and is regarded as the foremost challenging infrastructure
project in Turkey.

The Marmaray
development team needed to monitor the displacement of the joints
within the tunnel. Mantracourt Technical Partner, Applied Measurements
Ltd, created a bespoke bridge monitoring system using three 50mm
displacement transducers, forming a triaxial measurement of each
joint.

The displacement transducers utilise strain gauge technology
to convert the linear movement of the joints within the tunnel
into an analogue electrical signal. Mantracourt's SGA load cell
amplifiers are used to amplify the transducers signals, enabling
the Marmaray team to accurately monitor the displacement of the
joints within the tunnel.

"We chose
to use Mantracourt SGA load cell amplifiers for this project,
due to their high stability and accuracy," said Darren Skipp
at Applied Measurements. "This level of performance is essential
for such a major project. We are very pleased with the way the
system is performing."

The
SGA series of load cell amplifiers are capable of delivering
highly stable, high speed, industry standard analogue outputs,
such as 0-10Vdc or 4-20mA, from very low-level input signals.

"We are
very proud to once again see our technology playing a vital role
in a major infrastructure project," said Louise Stubbs,
Marketing Co-ordinator at Mantracourt. "This project also
demonstrates the value of our global network of technical partners,
and how they are able to work at a local level to create bespoke
instrumentation solutions."

Applied Measurements
provide a comprehensive range of load cell and force sensors
for use in a broad range of applications. They also provide a
design service for applications needing bespoke features and
special performance requirements.

About
Applied Measurements Ltd
Applied Measurements load cells, force sensors and torque transducers
are manufactured from specially selected high grade stainless
steel, heat treated for maximum stability, high strength aircraft
grade aluminium alloy or alloy steel with nickel-plating for
maximum environmental protection.
Their construction utilises premium quality, transducer class
strain gauges, which are bonded by hand to the specially prepared
surfaces of the load cell element. Strain gauge bonding is carried
out in strictly controlled clean room conditions to ensure a
first class product.
Contact Applied Measurements Ltd:
Darren Skipp
Tel: (+44) 01189 817 339
E-Mail: darren@appmeas.co.uk
Website: www.appmeas.co.uk About Mantracourt
Mantracourt design and manufacture instrumentation for load cells,
strain gauges, pressure sensors, torque transducers, flow sensors,
temperature sensors, for signal conditioning, display and control
using analogue, digital and radio wireless telemetry techniques.
Based near Exeter in the South-West of England, Mantracourt Electronics
has become firmly established as a key technology provider to
many major OEM sensor manufacturers and now has a product range
of over 1000 designs. Key to its commercial success is Mantracourt's
specialist engineering team that is constantly developing new
products using the latest technologies and components. Mantracourt
was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International
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